Pharmacological management of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 385-389

  Ward, Eric M ^a   Wolfsen, Herbert C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Cromolyn sodium; Cronkhite Canada syndrome; Endoscopic therapy; Gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Proton pump inhibitors

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANABOLIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BUDESONIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; LORATADINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CRONKHITE CANADA SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ECTODERM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0037348888     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.4.3.385     Document Type: Review

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